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Dell Dimension 8300

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Full Specifications
Overall rating	84
Street price when ranked	Average: $2899 (2/13/04)
PC WorldBench 4	Fair: 126 (Windows XP Home)
Base configuration	Very good
CPU	3.2-GHz Pentium 4
System memory	1024MB of DDR400 SDRAM
Hard drive (GB)	250GB
Monitor size and model	17-inch Dell UltraSharp 1703FP LCD
Graphics	128MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
Case type	Midsize tower
Open bays, slots	1 internal and 2 externally accessible bays, 3 slots
Extra features	Good
Removable-media drives	8X DVD+R/RW and 48X/24X/48X CD-RW drives
Sound card	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Speakers	Altec Lansing ADA995 (5.1 chanel)
Communications	Network adapter, 8 USB 2.0 ports, 1 FireWire port
Software	Microsoft Office XP Small Business
Other	Not applicable
Graphics quality	Very good
Setup and ease of use	Good
Vendor's reliability/service	Good/Fair
Support Policy	One-year parts and labor warranty; lifetime 24-hour daily toll-free support

Dell Dimension 8300 Review

by Mick Lockey

- The Dimension 8300 is one of three Dell PCs we've tested recently to combine Intel's 3.2-GHz Pentium 4 CPU and a gigabyte of DDR400 SDRAM. On PC WorldBench 4 tests, this model earned a score of 126--neck and neck with the scores served up by its siblings. A refresh of the 8300 model we tested previously, this has a bigger hard drive and includes a speedier DVD recordable drive.

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